6 May 7, 2018 Venus Loses to Iranian Wrestler Gets Silver Medal Kontaveit in Round 1 of Madrid Open in Kazakhstan’s Int’l Tournament MADRID (AP) - Venus Wil- though she has passed the sec- TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Iran’s Aktau on May 4, and will wrap liams lost to Anett Kontaveit of ond round only once in Madrid. Greco-Roman wrestler Hami- up on May 6, 2018. Estonia in the first round of the Fourth-seeded Elina Svitolina dreza Badkan received a silver The Islamic Republic of Iran Madrid Open. beat Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-2 after Kontaveit rallied from a set breaking her serve five times. medal at the international Zhax- Wrestling Federation (IRIWF) down to beat the eighth-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu beat fifth- ylyk Ushkempirov tournament has dispatched six wrestlers to Williams 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 on the seeded Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, in Kazakhstan on Sunday. the sporting event. outdoor clay court. 6-3, and Kristina Mladenovi- Badkan could not overcome Pouya Dadmarz, Mehdi ‘’I’d lost to her two times al- calso upset 12th-seeded Coco his Kazakh opponent in the final Mohsennejad, Mohammad- ready, and so I had nothing to Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-0. challenge of the 97-kilogram reza Mokhtari, Mohammadreza lose,’’ Kontaveit said. ‘’I didn’t Sixth-seeded Karolina Plis- weight class, and conceded a Rostami, Hassan Forouzandeh go out there feeling scared. kova and seventh-seeded Caro- 4-5 defeat following a close and Hamidreza Badkan repre- I do feel like I can challenge line Garcia advanced. contest. sent Iran in the 55-kilogram, anybody here, so I was feeling Two-time defending cham- Earlier in the tournament, the victorious 10-0 in his first bout. place in the final showdown. 60-kilogram, 67-kilogram, good to go on the court.’’ pion and top-ranked Simona junior Iranian wrestler received Badkan downed a represen- The international Zhaxylyk 72-kilogram, 87-kilogram and Kontaveit was coming off a Halep opens on Sunday, along a bye in the first round of the tative from the host nation 9-0 Ushkempirov tournament began 97-kilogram weight classes, re- semifinal run in Stuttgart last with Gabrine Muguruza, Car- competitions, before emerging in the semi-finals and found a in the western Kazakh city of spectively. week. Williams was playing oline Wozniacki and Maria her first clay match of the year, Sharapova. Juventus Win to Move Closer to Serie A Title win away from a seventh succes- box. Valencia Clinch Champions sive Serie A title. Kwadwo Asamoah and Gon- But Juve could be crowned zalo Higuain had the best League Berth After Betis Loss champions on Sunday if Tori- chances to equalize for Juven- no beat second-placed Napoli, tus in the first half but it was who are seven points behind. an own goal that eventually Simone Verdi had put Bolo- brought them level when De gna ahead with a first-half pen- Maio turned the ball into his alty but a Sebastien de Maio own net. own goal drew Juve level. Emil Krafth had a chance to Sami Khedira’s strike 12 give Bologna the lead once minutes later turned the game again but Gianluigi Buffon in Juve’s favour before Paulo touched his effort onto the Dybala added a third. post. Bologna took the lead on the Khedira scored from close Sami Khedira puts Juventus ahead against Bologna half-hour mark when Verdi range to put Massimiliano Al- converted from the spot after legri’s side ahead before Dy- ROME (Dispatches) - Juven- three second-half goals to beat Daniele Rugani had brought bala wrapped up the victory tus came from behind with Bologna and put them just one down Lorenzo Crisetig in the six minutes later.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Betis hit the crossbar twice Ex-Man Utd Boss Ferguson Remains in Intensive Care Valencia were assured of a top- when pressing for a late equal- four finish in the Spanish league izer before Aduriz scored on the LONDON (Dispatches) - For- in our wish to see him make a and a berth in next season’s final kick of the match. mer Manchester United manager comfortable, speedy recovery,” Champions League after Real Valencia, which visited Villar- Betis lost at Athletic Bilbao 2-0. real, finished in 12th place the Sir Alex Ferguson remains in in- United later said in a tweet. The defeat left fifth-place Be- last two seasons. tensive care after having emer- “He needs a period of inten- tis eight points behind Valencia Champion Barcelona, Atletico gency surgery on Saturday for a sive care to optimize his recov- in fourth with two games left Madrid and Real Madrid are brain haemorrhage. ery.” for the Seville-based club. also heading back to the Cham- A United statement said the The most successful manager Iker Munian headed in a cross pions League next season. procedure “had gone very well” in the history of the British from Inigo Lekeu for Bilbao’s Also, Eibar rolled to a 4-1 win but there is no update on the game, Ferguson’s trophy haul opener in the 76th minute, and at Girona in the first match since 76-year-old’s condition. at Old Trafford included 13 Pre- Aritz Aduriz scored from a pass Jose Luis Mendilibar agreed to The Scot retired as United mier League titles, two Cham- by Inaki Williams in stoppage stay on another season at the manager in May 2013 after win- pions League crowns, five FA time. Basque Country club. ning 38 trophies during 26 years Cups and four League Cups. Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was left fighting for in charge. Ferguson famously won the his life following emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage on Saturday. He was at Old Trafford last Treble of Premier League, FA Galen Rupp Wins Prague Sunday when he presented Ar- Ferguson’s family have re- “We will keep Sir Alex and his Cup and Champions League in senal boss Arsene Wenger with quested privacy as he recovers loved ones in our thoughts dur- 1999, the year in which he was International Marathon a commemorative trophy. in Salford Royal Hospital. ing this time, and we are united knighted. Golovkin Destroys Martirosyan to Defend Middleweight Titles LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Gennady Go- then a full throttle left hook and straight Alvarez will be free to fight once his sus- lovkin equaled the record of 20 straight right on the ropes that put Martirosyan pension ends in August. world middleweight title defenses with a down for good at 1:53 of the round. Saturday’s event was moved from Las Ve- devastating second-round knockout of Vanes The American tried to get up before the gas to south central Los Angeles and Go- Martirosyan on Saturday to retain his WBA 10 count but slumped forward, ending up lovkin fought for a fraction of the money and WBC belts. face down on the canvas. Golovkin, who he would have received for a fight against Golovkin ended the fight with a vicious is boxing’s longest-reigning current world Alvarez. PRAGUE (AP) - Olympic race in 2 hours, 6 minutes and series of right and left combinations that titleholder, is now unbeaten in 39 fights, in- With the victory he now joins Bernard bronze medalist Galen Rupp 7 seconds. It was the second floored the heavy underdog Martirosyan, cluding 34 by knockout. Hopkins for the division record of 20 suc- of the United States won the fastest time in the history of the who appeared doomed from the outset of Martirosyan was a last-minute replace- cessful title defences. Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 Prague international marathon race. the hastily arranged fight at the StubHub ment following the cancellation of the KOs) is now in line to surpass Hopkins in on Sunday while Kenyan runner Lemma crossed the finish line Center. Kazakh’s much anticipated rematch with the fall when he hopes to finally get that Bornes Jepkirui Kitur was the in 2:07:02 while Kenya’s Ste- Martirosyan was in big trouble from the Canelo Alvarez of Mexico. rematch with Alvarez. fastest woman in the race. phen Kwelio Chemlany was beginning of the second round as Golovkin The rematch was cancelled because of The 31-year-old Martirosyan, who nor- Rupp who pulled ahead away third in 2:09:42. rendered the challenger helpless by landing Alvarez’s two failed drug tests in February, mally fights at light middleweight, was from the favorite Sisay Lemma Kitur won in 2:24:19 ahead of a right uppercut on the chin. followed by his suspension by the Nevada completely outclassed as he stepped up a of Ethiopia with about four Belaynesh Oljira and Amane He followed with a few stinging jabs and State Athletic Commission on April 18. division to face the hard-hitting Golovkin. kilometers to go, finished the Gobena, both from Ethiopia.